Global Industrial 3D-Printer Shipments Decline, But Metal Segment Shipments Increase
Professional, Design, and Personal 3D printers also see shipment increases, while Japan’s 3D-printer presence grows,
Professional, Design, and Personal 3D printers also see shipment increases, while Japan’s 3D-printer presence grows,
“As the world looks to additive manufacturing in an effort to overcome continuing supply-chain challenges, shipments in the strategic Industrial and Design price classes were up.”
Demands made on the installed base of 3D printers in all price ranges increased as they were used to create pandemic-related items ranging from PPE to nasopharyngeal swabs.
In the industrial polymer 3D-printer market, HP Inc. (now number-two in industrial 3D-printer global shipments) saw “excellent growth.”